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Rays of light upon the counterpane
Grace the dust that settles on the balustrade I, I'm opening my eyes To find Sun in my morning... Sun in my morning This is what I see Ooh Sun in my morning Shining down on me Ooh Made a list of things to do today What a shame The morning breeze just blew it all away I, I'm opening my eyes To find Sun in my morning... Sun in my morning This is what I see Ooh Sun in my morning Shining down on me Ooh Sun in my morning This is what I see Ooh Sun in my morning Shining down on me Ooh |
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Tony leaves the depot late
Seventeen years with the Unigate Drives his float down Goswell Road at twenty-five to eight Number nine, Mrs. Doris Brown Pulls on her quilted dressing gown Shuts the fridge and boils the kettle Wipes the table down La la la la la la Just as she pours the tea She's whistling randomly A milk bottle symphony Milk bottle symphony Number twelve, there's Amy Chan Writing down a line for the candy man About the time she saw Tom Baker Drinking down the Hat and Fan The man next door is Gary Stead Shuffles downstairs with a heavy head Scans the paper, takes a pill And stumbles back to bed La la la la la la Didn't get home 'til three Singing appallingly A milk bottle symphony A milk bottle symphony Emily Roe's at thirty-one Twenty minutes left to get her homework done Leaves her corn flakes on the sofa Says goodbye to Mum La la la la la la Jumps on the 43 Humming unconsciously A milk bottle symphony Milk bottle symphony |
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Crazy superstitions on my mind
Could they help me get you back for good Such a striking combination, gone away Could I save it if I knocked in wood Did I have a chance and fail to keep it Lose my dream and let it slip away Will my destiny remain a secret Well that's okay, yeah Everyone should have a reason to believe So I still believe that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Every time I find the feeling's gone in me Suddenly I see that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Sitting down to read the stars again Maybe they can tell me what's in store Now I'm mixing up a magic potion That's gonna get you banging on my door Did I have a chance and fail to keep it Lose my dream and let it slip away Will my destiny remain a secret Well, that's okay, yeah Everyone should have a reason to believe So I still believe that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Every time I find the feeling's gone in me Suddenly I see that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah And I'm working on a siren song Oh baby, oh baby Gotta feeling that it won't be long Oh baby, oh baby Well don't you know that Everyone should have a reason to believe So I still believe that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah Every time I find the feeling's gone in me Suddenly I see that Lightning could strike twice for me Yeah, yeah, yeah |
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Slow down at the castle
Things to straighten in her head And she knows it's not a castle But that's what they've always said Shaded by the tower As she clambers to her seat With the ash of last night's party Clinging grimly to her feet Not for the first time She's made her bed Now she leaves that all behind And turns her mind to playful things instead Days spent making stories For the faces that pass by From the lonely tea shop owner To the misbehaving wife Now they're growing ever wilder As the people start to go Now she dreams that there's assassins Hiding in the woods below Not for the first time She's made her bed Now she leaves that all behind And turns her mind to playful things instead And she knows this must end As the long shadows start to blend She must be on her way |
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The neighborhood that I live in
I've always seen as home At certain times of the evening It's like a no-go zone Got cash in my pocket to last the weekend And I've got features I quite like and don't mind keeping But still I walk the Side streets home Even when I'm on my own If I let myself believe all the bad press and horror stories I wouldn't set a foot outside You say I live in a bubble I find a bubble's best At a faint whiff of trouble Just turn and head due west Quite light on my feet if I ever need be As I zip down the street no one ever sees me That's why I walk the Side streets home Even when I'm on my own If I let myself believe all the bad press and horror stories I wouldn't set a foot outside I'm tempting fate (I know, tell me about it) So nonchalant (I know, and I don't doubt it) I'll probably get it tomorrow 'Til then I'll walk the Side streets home Even when I'm on my own If I let myself believe... (Side streets home...) (On my own...) Believe... |
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Tempers fraying in the Hat and Fan
Gets so hot in there, even in November Heated words from slicked-back hair It's too small a world for some people to share Now Gary stares at an empty chair Told her "five, or ten, and he'd join her out there" Not again, she's not going in She just sighs... It's only half nine There's time Time for drinking And still More time 'Til he gets to thinking of her She's in Two minds Maybe she'll board up her door He's into pints And that's how it goes It's guaranteed he's a funny man You can bet your life that he'll bring the house down Always plays such a winning hand He just cools it down They should knight him for it But outside His former wife Starts a solo drive She's so tired of waiting When he crawls in Will she give him a surprise? It's only half nine There's time Time for drinking And still More time 'Til he gets to thinking of her She's in Two minds Maybe she'll board up her door He's into pints And that's how it goes |
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Stars above us
Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Just had to get out of there I'm tired of all of those faces Up here is out of sight Outside with the breeze on our faces Let's go Up the stairway My band Doing it their way Our sound's Ruling all the airwaves Butterflies taking flight Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby (Sun sets) over the city (Won't you) come and catch it with me (Follow me) right up the stairway Let's have some fun tonight Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Stars above us Cars below us Out on the rooftop, baby Stars above us Cars below us Nothing can touch us, baby Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops Stars above us Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops Ooh, ooh, ooh Out on the rooftops |
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Sarah
You lie on the sofa It's like I don't know ya Now we never talk We never walk Outside It's the city outside I look out the window And see the streets below Cars and the people Lonely church steeple Surrounded by grey We need to move away Essex Here we go, over and over and over You're talking about it again "Let's move out, relocate This place is in a state Let's buy a pig or a hen" Sarah We need some open space We need a change of pace Essex So life here in town, girl Is getting you down And you long for a change But won't it seem strange With fields all around We won't hear a sound The grass may be greener The air may be cleaner But I love the city I know it's not pretty But at least there is life Sarah You call this "life"? Essex Here we go, over and over and over You're talking about it again "Let's move out, relocate This place is in a state Let's buy a pig or a hen" Sarah We need some open space We need a change of pace (Stars shine bright in the country...) (Life feels right...) (Won't you trust me...) Essex Hand me the remote I'm not sure that we'll cope In the middle of nowhere Surrounded by fresh air I'd miss my mates Sarah This place is a state You'd do your work from home Online or on the phone I could grow vegetables... Essex Sounds like a load of balls... Sarah Let's relocate Essex I said I'd miss my mates! Here we go, over and over and over You're talking about it again "Let's move out, relocate This place is in a state Let's buy a pig or a hen" Sarah We need some open space We need a change of pace |
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Day's over and night must fall
Shadows creeping up the garden wall Goodnight (Goodnight) Goodnight, goodnight (Goodnight) Will you sing me to sleep And stroke my hair I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there Put the bike in the alleyway Shine of streetlights and a fuzzy grey Goodnight Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Will you sing me to sleep And stroke my hair I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there Draw the blinds on the yellow moon A dark apartment and a distant June Goodnight Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight Will you sing me to sleep And stroke my hair I'll close my eyes if I know that you're there (goodnight) |
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One, two, three, four, five
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten! Oh, you can count on me Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq Six, sept, huit, neuf, dix! Oh, you can count on me Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco Seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez! Oh, you can count on me |
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Rachel rode a rhino
James took a giant panda Spencer found a spider Nancy had a newt And Dora took a dormouse Harvey had a ha-hyena Evie picked an elephant And Charlie chose a chimpanzee! Let's build a zoo And fill it with animals Let's build a zoo We'll ride on a camel With a gnu at the queue (Here they come!) Two by two by two by two Sadie saved a sea lion Lucy took a lemur Billy grabbed a meerkat And Zoe got a zebra Thomas took a tiger Abby got an ant-eater Peter picked a penguin And Harry caught a hairy hippo |
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Out of sight, dynamite
Make a bet, suffragette Number one, son of a gun You're giving me excitation Out of jail, rest in bail Out of home, says it all Number one, son of a gun You're giving me excitation Like a jailbird I feel so free I'm itching like a girl on a fuzzy tree Oh, do it, baby, you're so fine Crazy, crazy lover, you're all mine, mine, mine!!! Out of town, Georgie Brown Rub a duck, dirty muck Number one, son of a gun You're giving me excitation |
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